Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve looked over what’s in store for our stretch of coast, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple weeks are looking pretty quiet. Kennebunk Beach is the only game in town, and it’s a sheltered spot, so it needs a proper push from the right direction to wake up. For the first few days, it’s gonna be a waiting game.

We’ve got nothing happening Sunday the 26th or Monday the 27th. Tiny, weak, messy swell with cross or onshore breezes – those are days for doing something else. Tuesday and Wednesday of the coming week are much the same; the swell stays small and the wind just chops it up. Don’t even bother paddling out.

Finally, on Thursday the 30th, we see a little pulse. It’s not gonna set the world on fire, but the wind swings offshore – NE at 15 mph in the morning, dropping to 12 mph from the NNE in the afternoon. That offshore flow will clean it right up. Swell comes in around 3 ft to 4 ft from the SE and ESE, with a short period of 6 to 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (142 to 161). It’s surfable, and the conditions are actually decent, but the waves themselves are ordinary – no real shape or push. Friday the 31st is similar with that offshore NE wind, 4 ft to 4 ft from the E, and the energy bumps up a notch (212 in the morning). Still not epic, but it’s the best of a quiet patch.

After Friday, it drops right off again. Saturday the 1st of August through to Monday the 10th is a long stretch of tiny surf – mostly below 2 ft – with very weak energy. There are a few moments of offshore or clean conditions on the 4th, 5th, and 6th, but the swell just isn’t there to ride. A little bump shows up again on the 7th (4 ft from the E, period 7 seconds, energy 131) but the wind is cross-shore from the SE, so it’s not going to be great. And again on the afternoon of the 10th, a weak, sloppy S swell (3 ft, period 5 seconds) with offshore NE wind.

The standout for the whole period, as slim as it is, has to be Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st. Kennebunk Beach is the only break, and the offshore wind is a major positive – it’ll be clean. But the swell is short period, small, and the break is sheltered, so don’t expect much power. It’s just the only window with a pulse and clean conditions. Crowds are possible, it can get busy when the wind’s good.

Water temp on the 26th was 60°F, which is 5° colder than average – that’s notably chilly for this time of year.

All in all, we’re looking at a lean run. It’s a stretch where you really gotta pick your moment, and that moment is Thursday and Friday this week. After that, it’s a long gap of tiny waves until maybe the 7th, but that one’s not looking great either. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s slim pickings.

Rusty

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